Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz · New York, NY United States

If it's an M&A, chances are WLRK is involved. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz specializes in representing companies involved in mergers and acquisitions and corporate securities transactions. Over the years the firm's blue-chip clients have included Schering-Plough (in its merger with Merck), Bank One (in its merger with JPMorgan Chase), and Delta Air Lines (in its acquisition of Northwest Airlines). The firm has about 225 attorneys who practice in such areas as antitrust, executive compensation and benefits, litigation, real estate, restructuring and finance, and tax. Herbert Wachtell, Martin Lipton, Leonard Rosen, and George Katz founded the firm in 1965. To read the full description, subscribe now.